When You Feel Ignored!

I’m an independent consultant for a very well-known American privately owned multi-level marketing company. In October, my unit had a fundraiser for breast cancer. I thought that was an awesome idea to do one for Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) since one of their very own is living with lung cancer (me).

So, I asked if we could do the same for lung cancer in November because November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. They said if this one goes well, yes we can do one for lung cancer. Well, the breast cancer fundraiser went very well, and I was so excited and happy because I knew we were going to do one for November.

How can you forget about LCAM?

I went on my trip for my birthday at the beginning of November and I was ready to hear the detail when I got back and nothing. Not wanting to be so anxious and pushy I waited and still nothing. So, I reached out and ask if we (our unit) were still going to do the fundraiser for lung cancer this month.

Well to my surprise it was stated that they forgot. I’m sorry how do you forget that when you got a girl in your unit that lives and fights lung cancer? That is always posting on FB about her appointments and results that you all comment on? Am I being a little harsh? I was given an apology, but all I wanted was to bring some awareness and educate others about lung cancer and raise some money for research or whatever is needed in the lung cancer community.

As lung cancer survivors, we have to make a difference

This left me feeling so hurt and disappointed in my unit, not going to lie I cried a lot that day. They knew how badly I wanted to do this and felt like I was just ignored. I said to myself, “Here we go again, being ignored. Is it because it’s lung cancer?”

So, I realized sometimes we just have to do it ourselves and don’t rely on anyone to help you reach your goal. We, as lung cancer survivors, have to do our part to make that difference, to make that change, to bring that awareness and education to others! Even if it’s something so small because we don’t know who we will touch!

I now see there is still a lot of work to be done to bring awareness and educate about lung cancer! So, I will continue to do my part, it’s too late to try to plan my own fundraiser within my group for LCAM. But rest sure I will definitely plan something for next November with or without their help!